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sofie_bookdragon's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
No specific spoilers, but still spoilers!!!
Really liked the beginning and middle part of the book, a lot was happening, fast paced, lots of drama, but because it started of so strong I expected more of the ending, really not as cruel or sickening as expected. Had a nice plot twist tho. Overall a good read, just really different than I expected both in the (mostly) positive sense and a little in the negative.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
Moderate: Gore, Addiction, and Death
Minor: Cursing
cnannery19's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic friendship
gemloukay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
When cardio thoracic surgeon, Anna’s, son is abducted, she must kill a patient on the operating table to get him back or he dies instead. Her neighbour has been murdered to make sure that she knows they’re serious.
Police Officer Rachel is assigned the neighbour’s murder case, but she can’t see beyond the missing child (who the parents haven’t reported as missing at all).
Nurse Margot suspects that Anna meant to harm the patient, but will anybody trust her now that she’s disgraced?
The premise of the book is great and it did start out as a page-turning thriller, however by about half way the characters seemed to be jumping from the sublime to the ridiculous, the plot was getting more convoluted and I still didn’t like any of them! Anna’s plucking was off putting and distracting, Rachel was shortsighted and repetitive and Margot was becoming a cliche for her rough upbringing.
All in all, it was a good thriller though, just don’t expect to like any of them by the end!
Police Officer Rachel is assigned the neighbour’s murder case, but she can’t see beyond the missing child (who the parents haven’t reported as missing at all).
Nurse Margot suspects that Anna meant to harm the patient, but will anybody trust her now that she’s disgraced?
The premise of the book is great and it did start out as a page-turning thriller, however by about half way the characters seemed to be jumping from the sublime to the ridiculous, the plot was getting more convoluted and I still didn’t like any of them! Anna’s plucking was off putting and distracting, Rachel was shortsighted and repetitive and Margot was becoming a cliche for her rough upbringing.
All in all, it was a good thriller though, just don’t expect to like any of them by the end!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical trauma
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Blood
Minor: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
sh543's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Medical trauma, and Medical content
molly_love's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
An amazing book, genre of book I don't normally read but it was so well put, placed and written it made me gasp, squeal and literally jump around the room especially with the plot twist at the end, I thought it would happen earlier in the book and when it didn't I just thought they were all cool,. But I was so wrong. (It caught me so of guard). I adored every minute of this book and I cant wait to read more books just like it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Bullying, Child abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Torture, Blood, Chronic illness, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gun violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Slavery
hollyberry_books's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma
stuck_in_a_leabhar's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Book: Do No Harm
Author: Jack Jordan
Star Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
Trigger Warnings: Murder, death, gun violence, emotional abuse, kidnapping
After being so trapped in the emotions and romances of The Miles High Club series this week I needed a change of scenery and my god did Do No Harm by Jack Jordan give me just that!!
This book is so full of twists and turns, it keeps you right at the edge of your seat as you go through the nail biting chapters, what’s going to happen next? Surely nothing else can go wrong? It’s extremely riveting and yet another book that you are not going to want to put down!!
It’s a story that is cleverly narrated by three women, Dr Anna Jones, Margot a scrub nurse and DI Rachel Conaty, we follow along their incredible thought processes as we make our way through the harrowing story!!
This is a gut clenching, heart racing, fast paced novel that I can guarantee will be a page turner!! Go pick it up, I’m certain you won’t be disappointed!!!
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Death
lifeonasofa's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
AD PR ⛔️ Do No Harm ⛔️ Review
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⭐️⭐️💫 2.5 Stars
Thank you @tandemcollectiveuk @jackjordan_author and @simonschusteruk for sending me this copy as part of the readalong. 🥰
A really unique idea for a thriller from Jack Jordan. I too had that fear when looking at the anaesthetist before surgery, knowing you have no idea what will happen from that point. 😱
I enjoyed the short chapters and the tension build up to the surgery. That chapter had me hooked! I personally didn’t expect it to take the route it did, I’m not sure I enjoyed the second half as much. But it was a great debut. 👍🏻
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical content, and Pregnancy
librariangeorgia's review
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
W O W
This book was absolutely fantastic. It kept me gripped all the way through - so much so that I had to stop myself from going past each days pages!
…. I did finish it a day early though because I couldn’t help myself ….
The short chapters helped build the tension and cliffhangers made you want to keep reading. The points where we were told to finish were always right as something juicy had happened and having to wait until the next day was a struggle.
I really liked the 3 characters perspectives - Anna, Margot and Rachel. They all helped to tell the story at different stages. I would’ve liked more about Rachel though, maybe a short story about what happened to Jamie as he’s repeatedly mentioned but we don’t really know what happened with that case.
My choice at the start of the book was to kill the patient. I thought that I’d change my mind as I found out more about who the patient was but I stick with my decision to save the child over the patient.
I highly recommend this book - a thrilling read! I’ll definitely be reading more by this author.
This book was absolutely fantastic. It kept me gripped all the way through - so much so that I had to stop myself from going past each days pages!
…. I did finish it a day early though because I couldn’t help myself ….
The short chapters helped build the tension and cliffhangers made you want to keep reading. The points where we were told to finish were always right as something juicy had happened and having to wait until the next day was a struggle.
I really liked the 3 characters perspectives - Anna, Margot and Rachel. They all helped to tell the story at different stages. I would’ve liked more about Rachel though, maybe a short story about what happened to Jamie as he’s repeatedly mentioned but we don’t really know what happened with that case.
My choice at the start of the book was to kill the patient. I thought that I’d change my mind as I found out more about who the patient was but I stick with my decision to save the child over the patient.
I highly recommend this book - a thrilling read! I’ll definitely be reading more by this author.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Medical content
Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Stalking
Minor: Emotional abuse and Grief
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